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CVE-2008-1357

Format string vulnerability in the logDetail function of applib.dll in McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0.574 (P

Format string vulnerability in the logDetail function of applib.dll in McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0.574 (Patch 3) and earlier, as used in ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.0 build 1015, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a sender field in an AgentWakeup request to UDP port 8082. NOTE: this issue only exists when the debug level is 8.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4 EPSS 0.27884
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules5 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
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Affected Products & Versions

4
mcafee agentall versions
mcafee cmaall versions
mcafee epolicy orchestratorall versions
mcafee frameworkall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
dosMcAfee Framework ePolicy 3.x - Orchestrator '_naimcomn_Log' Remote Format Stringverified
pocaluigi.altervista.org · meccaffi-adv.txtaluigi.altervista.org
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 28228www.securityfocus.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalWMI Backdoor Exchange Transport Agent
productcriticalHackTool - BabyShark Agent Default URL Pattern
producthighSuspicious Windows Update Agent Empty Cmdline
producthighSuspicious BitLocker Access Agent Update Utility Execution
producthighAtera Agent Installation
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Scoring & Timeline

5.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD17 Mar 2008 · 05:44 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/29337Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3748
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489476/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019609
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0866/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41178
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